Techno India University in Kolkata is famous for its engineering and management programs. The BBA course is a 3-year full-time course. Students with 60% in their 10th and 12th exam are eligible to apply for admission. The course focuses on the knowledge of the functional areas and interconnections of the company. It develops students’ practical managerial skills, communication skills, and business decision-making capabilities. They give importance to the student’s practical approach in constructing case projects, presentations, and experience taking part in internships and industrial training. The fees of BBA is 1.55 lakhs.

Placement Details:

• Placements are above average, almost 40% of students were placed from the BBA department.

• The top recruiters include Ernst and Young, Hewlett-Packard Company (HP), ICICI Bank, McKinsey and Company, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, IBM, Deloitte, Sony, and Nokia.

• The highest salary package offered was 10-15 lakhs per annum. The average is 6 lakhs per annum and the lowest being 4 lakhs per annum.

Birla Global University in Bhubaneswar offers a 3-year full-time BBA course. The program consists of -

• Business Management.

• General Management.

• Marketing.

• Human Resource Management.

• Finance.

It emphasizes mainly on the problem-solving skills and development of business skills. The minimum eligibility criteria are 50% in the 12th examination. The total tuition fees for 3 years is 6,00,000.

Placement Details:

Over 20 companies have visited Birla Global University during the 2018-2020 placement program. Top recruiters include Deloitte, ITC, BIJU’s, Britannia, Federal bank, Redington, Future General, Cease Fire, etc.

Both the colleges are equally good and popular among students, if the location is not your major concern you could choose to study in any of them. Both have a good reputation and placement possibilities. More or less similar companies visit both the colleges during the placement program.

Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS) offers M.H.A, PGD, MA, B.Ed courses. Azim Premji University offers BA, MA, L.L.M, B.Sc. courses. A friend of mine recommended M.A in Education from Azim Premji University(APU) as it is better, considering various aspects: 

• Faculty: Azim Premji University includes faculty from all over the world. Eminent educationists like Aman Madan, ex faculty of TISS and Rohit Dhankar are now part of the renowned faculty of APU.

• Infrastructure: Both the universities are well known for their state of the art infrastructure, with the APU campus being a marvel in progress and will have an even more of a competitive edge against other universities.

• Diversity: The geographic diversity among students is well matched in both TISS and APU, with their campuses being colloquially dubbed as “Mini India”. On one hand, TISS focuses more on reservation and representation from each state and a majority of the urban student population. On the other hand, APU encompasses an urban to rural student population ratio of 50:50.

• Field Connection: The Field experience in both institutes are considered exemplary. TISS is known for giving the field exposure of working in various NGOs, experience of working in rural areas and slums whereas APU gives field experience at NGOs as well as at Azim Premji Foundation, an umbrella body for all NGOs.

• Financial Support: At TISS, financial assistance is provided on the basis of reservation and APU provides financial assistance on the basis of economic status. Economic status is confirmed through a field visit by a team of APU to the student’s home to confirm their candidature for financial support. At APU, all students in need of financial support can avail scholarships and also many students take up side jobs to earn extra money while pursuing studies. 

In conclusion, TISS is known for its legacy of many famous social workers, but APU is favoured now by those who are education oriented.

One of my relatives pursued his graduation from the Coimbatore Institute of Technology. As per his experience, Mechanical Engineering will be a good option at CIT. Here are the following reasons why you should choose the Coimbatore Institute of Technology over PSG College of Technology.

Faculty: 

• The faculty of Coimbatore Institute of Technology is friendly, professional, and skilled.
• Many of its professors work in organizations like DRDO.

Infrastructure: 

• PSG College of Technology provides better infrastructure than Coimbatore, but there are many facilities available in CIT as well. 
• Coimbatore Institute of Technology provides good lab equipment and arrange workshops for engineering students. Workshops are very important to gain ample opportunity, which will boost your career.

Campus Life:

• The campus life of CIT is better. It provides a friendly environment for students. 
• However, the hostel and its food quality are low, but you will get used to it. 

Placement: 

• The placement cell of Coimbatore Institute of Technology is good. Companies such as L&T, Nissan, Renault, Hyundai, Godrej, Robert Bosch, and many more come for campus placement. 

The table below shows the placement statistics of both institutions:

Thus, choosing Mechanical Engineering over Automobile Engineering is always a better idea as it opens a wide range of opportunities before you. And Coimbatore Institute of Technology is the right choice for Mechanical Engineering.

BP Poddar is affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT) and is approved by AICTE. It is ranked 201 for BTech by NIRF 2020. Each department has a student intake of 120 students.

Asansol Engineering College is a self financed institute and is affiliated to MAKAUT. It is approved by AICTE. They have 3000 students and 200 faculty members and lab assistants. The faculty members are highly qualified in their respective fields.

Admission Requirements 

• Students should have 45-50% in their 10+2 to be eligible for application.
• Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics should be the compulsory subjects.
• Students have to take the WBJEE or JEE Main entrance examination.
• Selection will be merit based on the entrance examination.

The table given below shows a brief overview of the institutes:

Placements 

BP Poddar 

• • The college offers services like career exploration, work readiness, career planning, career counseling, skill development, identification of employment opportunities, job placements and ongoing support.
  • On site and In house training are also provided to students.

• The top recruiting companies for IT are Deloitte, Wipro, Infosys, IBM, TCS, Accenture, HCL, Adobe, Google, Oracle, Microsoft, Apple, etc.

Asansol Engineering College

• 350 job offers were made and a total of 165 students were placed.
• The top recruiting companies for IT are Deloitte, TCS, Google, Oracle, Microsoft, Apple, Wipro, Infosys, IBM, Accenture, HCL, Adobe, etc.

Facilities 

BP Poddar 

• Their central facilities include a library, language lab, computer facilities, sports and games facilities, cafeteria and healthcare facilities.
• They have both AC and Non-AC hostels. 
• The boys hostel can accommodate 125 students and the girls hostel can accommodate 110 students.

Asansol Engineering College

• They have a central library and 6 departmental libraries.
• The college offers 3 boys and 2 girls hostels with basic amenities and recreational facilities.
• They have a Gym with Modern equipment and machines.
• They have a well maintained, hygienic and airy cafeteria.

Students graduating with IT can work as Cloud Architect, Cloud Consultant, Computer and Information Research Scientist, Computer Network Architect, Network Engineer, IT Analyst, Customer Support, IT Support, Date Quality Manager, Information Security Expert, Mobile App Developer, Programmer or Coder, Software Engineer, Frontend Developer and Web Developer. Both the colleges have good reputation among students and professionals.

Manipal University is a self-financed university of private status, while Bharati Vidyapith is a deemed university. Both of them enjoy a highly reputed NAAC accreditation and rankings from esteemed associations. The choice between the two institutes for CS or IT depends on certain basic factors some of which are discussed below in detail.

Ranking:

• BVP holds an A category in NAAC third cycle conducted in 2017. It has more than 23000 students with 1600+ faculty members. It is a diversified university with students from 48 countries.

• Manipal University has the 6th rank among all universities in the north zone. Best University in Rajasthan Award 2020 is also rewarded to the institution.

Academics & Fee Structure:

• Manipal University offers B.Tech CS /IT at a fee structure of Rs. 12.01 Lakhs as a full-time course of 4 years duration.

• The university also offers a B.Tech Lateral program of 3 years at Rs. 4.27 Lakhs

• BVP University offers a B.Tech program for these two specializations at Rs. 4.8 Lakhs.

Eligibility:

The details about the selection process are as follows.

• Manipal University offers a minimum criterion of 10+2 with 55% marks. MET /JEE score is mandatory for B.tech admission. A direct admission facility is available but that solely depends on the marks obtained.

• Bharati Vidyapith accepts 10+2 with 50% marks and a BVP common entrance test score.

Placement Details:

The placement facts related to both universities are as follows.

The choice can be done on the factors mentioned above. Bharati Vidyapith is a credible option but Manipal outshines in the most important domain which is placements. However, Manipal is a good option for pursuing CS/IT.